PAKISTAN, Northwest Frontier Province, a batch of iron tools, etc. from a cave near Udigram
7/3/04 The picture that seems to be emerging is that (mostly) shepherds or /goatherds, and occasionally soldiers, have hung out there for about 2 millennia.  You'll see some very late stuff on this page eventually.  Wish the archeologists could have seen this, but my sketchy writeup is better than nothing.

PAXF6) GREEK, c. 100 BC - 100 AD, 132x124mm, ornately decorative cutouts at base of blade, socket, & nub at back, $250.00 sold
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PSBF4) SHAHI?, c. 700-1000 AD, iron spear butt, chisel tip, short socket, 145mm long, $80.00
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PSBF5) SHAHI?, c. 700-1000 AD, iron spear butt, chisel tip, short socket, 128mm long, $80.00
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PSBF6) SHAHI?, c. 700-1000 AD, iron spear butt, chisel tip, short socket, 102mm long, $80.00
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PDF1) HEPHTHALITE-ISLAMIC?, c. 400-1300 AD, iron knife, 168x26mm, single edged blade, short tang, VG $65.00 sold
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PHF1) KUSHAN-HEPHTHALITE?, c. 100-600 AD, iron pruning hook?, 223mm long, 376g, tang bent at right angle, rivet attached to a plate bent to form cowl to fasten handle, $135.00
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PSKF3) HEPHTHALITE-ISLAMIC, c. 400-1000 AD, 163x27mm curved blade, 170mm handle is perpendicular, then ergonomically offset, F $40.00
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PKF2) Supplier says "Greek," but I'm inclined to think Islamic, iron specialty blades,
 a) 350mm long, 30mm wide at base of blade, blade is longitudinally concave to the right as if for scraping (hides?), loop end handle, excellent $95.00
 b) 305mm long, 32mm wide at base of blade, tip is curved ~ 80 degrees toward edge, slight concavity to right, loop ended handle, tip missing, $55.00
 c) 216mm long, expanded toward tip, blade is straight & flat, slightly domed to the right, tip missing, $45.00
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PSPB7) KUSHAN-SHAHI?, c. 100-800 AD?, iron spear butt, 299x26mm, tetrahedral point, small chip at base of socket, $140.00
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PSPB8) KUSHAN-SHAHI?, c. 100-800 AD?, iron spear butt, 283mm long, nice, $160.00
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PSOF2) KUSHAN-SHAHI-ISLAMIC?, c. 100-1300 AD, iron spoon, 132mm long, 68mm dia. bowl, 23mm deep, $13.00
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PMF1) KUSHAN-SHAHI-ISLAMIC?, c. 100-1300 AD, iron mirror or plate, 113mm diameter, raised rim on one side, crusty $21.00
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PKF6) KUSHAN-SHAHI-ISLAMIC?, c. 100-1300 AD, iron knife, 278x25mm, like giant butterknife, minor crack in blade from manufacture, not use, otherwise nice, $52.00
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PSHF1) ISLAMIC?, c. 1000-1700 AD, iron shears, 282mm long, one piece construction, spring action, lightly chipped, $100.00
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PKF5) ISLAMIC?, c. 1000-1200 AD, specialty blade, 450mm, 28mm wide at base, longitudinally convex toward edge, loop end handle, F $75.00 sold
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PAXF14) ISLAMIC?, c. 1000-1200 AD, iron axe, 150x90mm, curved blade, big chip in edge, $19.00 sold
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PSH2) MODERN, c. 1850-1950?, steel shears, 227mm long, $15.00
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